ChrizJen
<font color=green>I am not a Koala Bear at the zoo
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Last night I discovered I have a split personality. One half that is a mature grown up and the other half is petty, immature, selfish butinskee future mother in law! ACK!!!
Yesterday was DS's birthday. I planned his big dinner and ordered a big expensive ice cream cake (that he begged for). I also invited his girl friend. She is sweet and pretty. She is very nice to DS.
She brought a giant pudding dessert. Long story short, they all loved her pudding thing (do I sound bitter) but hated the really expensive begged for ice cream cake. I felt fangs growing and little devil horns popping out of my head. Everyone went on and on about the bowl of pudding and then she said........" oh I'm sorry, I didn't mean to show you up."..........( I honestly do NOT think she was being snarky about that comment)
Luckily, the grown up in me spoke first and said " Don't be silly, we love desserts! I'll have to get your recipe."
The rest of the night I felt evil towards her.(The grown up hid it well)
I'm not sure why I felt that way...it's not like I made the ice cream cake. I just bought it from the ice cream place. I still feel evil though. There must be more then the cake thing going on. I don't want to be one of those mother in laws one day. If only she would do everything the way I wanted them done, then it would all be perfect....sigh![]()
Oh you poor poor dear!!
I don't have children, but I KNOW for a fact that it's hard to see your son's affection and attention being given to another woman. Many many (MANY) women deal with this in a not-so-pleasant way. Kudos to you for making sure that your Inner Grown-Up kept your Inner Beast in check!!
This thread is cracking me up!!
Oh, and as for stale ice cream, it's more like freezer-burned than stale I guess, but I LOVE ice cream (consider myself a connoisseur of sorts
), and I know what you're referring to. It's not a good taste. Hang in there, mom. And keep reminding yourself that you're lucky that he's found a "good one"!
-Christal
( I honestly do NOT think she was being snarky about that comment)

(OK, I really want the recipe, too!)